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New HampshireHB2702025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

HB270

Sponsored By: Claudine R Burnham (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Town clerks must keep ballots and memory cards

The law requires town clerks to preserve key election records. For federal elections, they must keep ballots, absentee ballot applications, affidavit envelopes, voter lists, and electronic counting device memory cards until any contest is settled and all appeals have expired, or at least 22 months after the election, whichever is longer. For non-federal elections, they must keep the same records until any contest is settled and all appeals have expired, or at least 60 days after the election, whichever is longer. The law takes effect 60 days after passage.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Claudine R Burnham

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Aidan Ankarberg

    Independent • House

  • Clayton D Wood

    Republican • House

  • Kelley L Potenza

    Republican • House

  • Robert J Wherry

    Republican • House

  • Ross Berry

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Susan G DeRoy

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 174; eff.09/13/2025 HJ 18

    7/22/2025House

  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 59

    7/7/2025House

  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18

    7/3/2025Senate

  4. House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1834s (Rep. Berry): MA VV 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 9

    6/12/2025House

  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1834s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/08/2025; SJ 12

    5/8/2025Senate

  6. Committee Amendment # 2025-1834s, AA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12

    5/8/2025Senate

  7. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1834s, 05/08/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20

    5/1/2025Senate

  8. Hearing: 04/29/2025, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 19

    4/23/2025Senate

  9. Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10

    3/28/2025Senate

  10. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1053h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 18

    3/26/2025House

  11. Amendment # 2025-1053h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 18

    3/26/2025House

  12. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1053h 03/18/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 17 P. 12

    3/19/2025House

  13. ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308

    3/12/2025House

  14. ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308

    3/6/2025House

  15. Public Hearing: 02/18/2025 10:20 am LOB 306-308

    2/12/2025House

  16. Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 13

    1/7/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    7/3/2025

    HTML

  • Introduced

    1/7/2025

    PDF

  • CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION

    PDF

  • Version adopted by both bodies

    PDF

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